GIVE IT A WHIRL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does give it a whirl mean? 

• GIVE IT A WHIRL (verb)
  The verb GIVE IT A WHIRL has 1 sense:

1. try

  Familiarity information: GIVE IT A WHIRL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIVE IT A WHIRL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Try

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

give it a try; give it a whirl

Context example:

let's give it a whirl!

Hypernyms (to "give it a whirl" is one way to...):

assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s